Post-Synaptic Potentials, Qualitative Analysis, Characteristic Times
Resources (Optional Reading)
There is no required reading for this lecture. However, the lecture is based on Function families and characteristic times, as presented in Chapter 5 of Cellular Biophysics and Modeling: A Primer on the Systems Biology of Excitable Cells. You may wish to refer to Chapter 5 for additional help and a deeper understanding.
ThisMIT Mathlet on graph features that may prove helpful if you are having difficulty with the qualitative analysis of functions.
The free graphing software Desmos is highly recommended.